You're kidding, right? The only way to get the fixed cup out, in general, is by using massive amounts of force, like a 3-foot breaker bar or a bench vice with the frame used as the lever. That's why most people don't remove the fixed cup if they can avoid it. Do you really *need* to remove it? If so, then Saint Sheldon's method is pretty effective: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/bbcups.html

I think there are 11 quarter-inch balls on each side, if loose balls are used.